With some intrinsic flaws in dictators you can do whatever you want with the same outcome: unreasonable aggression and even self-harm. [sic #trump & #putin ]

There wasn't nor isn't anything that will prevent their aggression against democratic institutions since they view them as threat to their power.

#Politics #PoliticOfAggression #Democracy #Autocracy #MalignantNarcissism #Sociopaths #Gluttony #Greed #Oligarchy #Kleptocracy #Oppression #megalomania

When the greed becomes automatist, something like this happens here:

»Open Source World – FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies:
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.«

😐 https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

#foss #opensource #llm #attack #floss #kde #gnome #robotstxt #stolendata #LLMs #freedom #infrastructure #greed

Money ◆$$$◆ Money ◆$$$◆ Money
Human storage for profit / Quotas to Fill Slavery Camps aka #Prison4Profit
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X30r4w0ytA4

#ICE #Republicans #HumanRightsViolations #HumanDignity #Freedom #Detention #Politics #Migration #Empathy or rather lack thereof #Sadists #Sociopaths #Greed

I really hate greedy capitalist corporations. Really. Wasting money to make more money when they have millions, cut aids and pay to their workers and then give millions also in bonuses to CEO's. Incredible. So much wasted money and potential that could solve many more important problems, or help solve them, and it's just used to, idk, show me the "NEWEST GOOGLE WATCH 2 MEGA PRO XPTO 360 NO SCOPE MINECRAFT SHEEP UAOW"...
#greed #capitalism #media #advertising #ceo

The Road from ‘Citizens United’ to Trump, Musk & Corruption

A ‘naïve’ #SupremeCourt delivered lawless #greed & #cruelty. We’ll have to save ourselves, if we can.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-road-from-citizens-united-to-trump-musk-and-corruption-campaign-finance-supreme-court

"The court’s 5–4 #CitizensUnited decision, allowing unlimited corporate, interest-group, & individual spending on elections, did trigger dire predictions... But even the most pessimistic among them fell short of imagining #American reality today."

#Musk #Trump #Coup #GOP #Corruption #USPol #Politics #News #US

A rant originally uploaded by joeyess on Mar 17, 2009

"This is a rant about the #greed that permeates the American political landscape.

“We’ve elected sociopath after sociopath for the last 30 years, to every level of government. – many of them slaves to corporate #parasites that gorge themselves at the public trough, while the most vulnerable people in our society – the sick, the young, and the elderly – go wanting..."

The Dirty Fucking #Hippies WERE RIGHT!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8964iLV2M6w

Blog: Voices of #Decolonization

#FirstNations chiefs shouldn’t be duped by the ‘#nuclear-is-green' deception

by William Eric Altvater, February 6, 2025

"Some First Nation Chiefs are victims of shenanigans, not unlike the swindle behind the purchase of Manhattan. The federal government needs the support of #Indigenous peoples to expand nuclear power generation capacity in #Canada.

"For millennia, the cornerstones of the Indigenous people that inhabit Turtle Island, now known as North America, held all that is essential to life, in reverence. Every decision considered the next 7 generations. These cornerstones are crumbling.

"Newcomers, armed with the #Colonizing tool, 'The #DoctrineOfDiscovery' and their mentality of superiority, invaded the land of those they called 'Savages,' almost totally exterminating #Skicinuwok, People of The Earth.

"Determined to bestow Christianity and civility to this wild untamed population, old growth forests were cut, rivers and streams were dammed to power sawmills, roads and railroads were built, bridges erected. All to create an infrastructure for #capitalism, a system to make a #profit, that morphed into #greed, a word of foreign root. This unbridled desire for progress has ruined what was once called Paradise.

"Now most water is not fit to drink, clean air is scarce, #deforestation is rampant, #biodiversity loss out of control, plants genetically modified, food manufactured with unpronounceable chemicals, caged fish starved of oxygen while being fed chicken feathers and pig parts, cancer cases in the millions, the list goes on.

"As the population increased over this continent the available sources for power generation have not been able to satisfy the insatiable desires of the 'bigger, better, faster, more is never enough' mentality. Some have finally acknowledged the fact that #FossilFuels are not the golden egg they were once deemed to be.

"So-called '#GreenEnergy' is required to slow the blind drive to extinction of man; man, who is considered by some to be the most intelligent creature to ever roam Earth. Unfortunately, the lure of riches and the corruption of self-serving purposes have led man to stray from practices that nurture everything required to sustain life on this tiny blue marble floating through the universe.

"#NuclearPower is now being touted as being 'Green.' It is not. Big money corporations are lobbying legislators to convince them and the public that it is. They are also lobbying to convince the public that they should foot the bill in the form of taxes and rate hikes, for a process that pollutes from the day it starts. Water is life. As soon as #uranium is mined from the earth it begins to contaminate the water in surrounding aquifers.

"When the uranium is processed sufficiently, it is used as fuel for reactors where it generates heat while delivering electricity, not just for essential needs, but also for many things once considered luxuries. This fission generated heat is then dumped into nearby waters where it kills thousands, if not millions of small beings that form the basis of life itself.

"After this radioactive fuel is depleted, it is stored in various containers where it will stay radioactive for eons. Indigenous #Grandmothers have labelled it 'Forever Dangerous.'

"The power generated during the fission process benefits only those who exist today as the process occurs, not those born tomorrow or next week or next month. All the #RadioactiveWaste and the inherent danger it creates is left to future generations, kicking the can down the road.

"What better place to dump this waste than in an area with a population that has witnessed Newcomers enrich themselves for hundreds of years? Yes, what better place than a population that has been targeted for assimilation, suffered theft of lands, witnessed the taking of naturally bestowed rights? A population that has been subjected to racial Indian Act legislation essentially stripping away all that sustained this population for thousands of years.

"Yes, let us give the Indians some more shiny beads and trinkets so that they willingly agree to care for our radioactive garbage. How do we do this? Let’s talk to the Chief and Council. Let’s wine and dine them. Let’s give them some money, take them to dinner, buy some drinks and make them feel all festive and most of all make them think we are looking out for their best interests. Some Chiefs have taken the bait.

"Egregious as it may be, this is exactly what is happening in some Indigenous communities contrary to the will of the majority. Elected Chiefs are continuing the deception as they are blinded and professing the 'Nuclear is Green' mantra. They have lost connection with the Spirit of Ancestors and traditional values. They need to have a serious introspection and realize that looking forward, we need only look back at what has sustained us to this point in time. We need not do any more than that."

Eric lives in #PeskotomuhkatiNation territory in Maine and stands shoulder to shoulder with his Peskotomuhkati relations in #NewBrunswick in the struggle to achieve Canadian Government recognition.

https://www.wabanakireach.org/first_nations_chiefs_shouldn_t_be_duped_by_the_nuclear_is_green_deception_by_william_altvater
#NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #UraniumMining #UraniumMilling #LeaveItInTheGround #Greenwashing #NuclearIsNotCarbonFree #NuclearIsNotGreen #CanadaPol #NuclearWaste #NuclearIndustry #TEPCOLies #HoltecLies #NuclearColonialism

"He's gutting the system that was designed to care for our brothers and sisters in arms."

The most disgusting, horrible things are happening right in front of our eyes.

#Veterans #US #America #Corruption #Greed #Thursday #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #BrothersAndSistersInArms #LayoffsAndJobReductions

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/department-veterans-affairs-cut-80000-jobs-part-trump-cuts-2025-03-05/

Your #SocialSecurity, #VeteranCare & #InternationalStanding (among many other items) isn't gone, my #US friends.

It is just in someone else pocket now.

#Trump #Musk #Doge #Greed

https://www.golem.de/news/usa-doge-itler-beziehen-hoechstgehaelter-2503-193973.html

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/03/tories-compare-nigel-farage-to-jeremy-corbyn-over-ukraine-war

What? You mean Farage warned us all about Putin in 2000 & 2001?
Or that Farage spoke out again in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea?

Because Corbyn did both those things, and more, and got laughed at for doing so, by the Tories.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/fact-check-no-politician-has-been-more-consistent-about-putin-than-corbyn-315752/

Yet again, the Tories, flush with Russian money, are lying hypocrites.

Stop this lie now! (and get Russian money out of politics).

#Kompromat
#Greed
#Hypocrisy
#Corbyn
#Tories
#Oligarchs

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/conservative-party-russia-donors-ukraine-invasion/

Dozens of times a day, I wonder about this...

#CheapMoFo
#Musk
#Greed

NAME IT

Tilda Swinton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te2CMrfxdKI

“State-perpetrated and internationally-enabled mass murder is currently actively terrorizing more than one part of our world”

#GovernmentTerrorism #Atrocity #Facts #Clarity #NameIt #Inhumane #Solidarity #Complacency #Greed #Governments #PlanetWreckers #WarCriminals

Tucker Carlson - on how Ukrainians are the richest right now:

I had a meeting last weekend at a ski resort in the Alps that is probably the most expensive in the world, I wasn't there to ski, but the whole town is full of Ukrainians. They go into the aerial maze and down one million dollars in a day. And it's like that all over Europe. You see the richest people are Ukrainians. The money is ours. They belong to me, you and every other American taxpayer.

As for the second fact, the fact, not a guess, is that the Ukrainian military sells a huge percentage up to half of the weapons we send them. Half! And it's not my guess, I know it's a fact. Not speculation, they're selling it. And a lot of it ends up with the drug cartels on our border.

So it's a crime what's going on. Our intelligence agencies are fully aware of this. Tell me they're not profiting from it. You think the CIA doesn't get anything? They do. No one talks about it, as if the Americans don't know that. We're sending these weapons to Ukraine, billions, hundreds of billions, and they're being stolen and sold.

#interview of #Carlson about great #ukrainian #corruption #mentality #greed for #money

It is a pity that the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians have stomachs instead of souls.

You couldn’t do a better job of jihadist recruiting if you had tried.

#uspolitiics #gaza #jihad #corruption #greed #stupid

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trumps-gaza-comments-hand-islamic-terrorists-rallying-cry-experts-say-rcna191099

#Trump wants #Jordan and #Egypt to accept more #Palestinian #refugees and floats plan to 'clean out' #Gaza.

The message I get is that Gaza is prime real estate, and Palestinians are in the way. Move them out. Let’s make a deal… $$$ #grift, #greed, #corruption.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-israel-bomb-gaza-hamas-war-023b36984c6116c128b5e47f117bba2a

"I have been prepared for #evil, for #greed, for #cruelty, for #injustice – but I did not anticipate that the people in #power would also be such huge #losers."

Hab dem nichts hinzuzufügen. Lest Rebeccas Artikel.

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😡 Please check on your loved ones in senior home facilities.
Over the past two weeks I couldn't figure out why at night the retirement home hot water was not working .
I spoke with the afternoon shift PSWs and they claimed they had to clue as to why.
Sensing bullshit, I waited for midnight shift changes over several nights and began talking with nursing staff during the middle of the night..
They said they were troubled because they couldn't clean up ill residents with warm water after 9:00 pm.
Imagine late at night having severe intestinal flu and needing a shower, or at the very least warm soap and water to clean up , while waiting as your bedding is changed and having to wait until 6:00 a.m smelling like feces. (not me, others)
Today management and I had words...yet AGAIN!
I mentioned it was quite interesting that immediately after the owners bought another retirement residence our hot water was restricted, and this could be the reason why the flu is ripping through the home...unsanitary conditions, especially since they wash soiled bedding during the middle of the night..
I was assured the hot water settings would immediately be reconfigured to run 24/7.
This is not the first time I "caused problems" for management and I may need a place to stay when they get fed up with my big mouth... 🤔
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Please keep checking on your loved ones in LTC and retirement homes.
#Aging #Seniors #Greed

Well, of course they are.

Of course.

#LAFires

#Greed

Insurance companies are fighting to keep us distracted so that they can steal from us. They argue that healthcare is "complex." If there were profits to be make from simplifying healthcare costs, health insurance companies would simplify them. But there is far to much money to be made by declaring they are "victims" of a complex system. Folks, complexity is far easier to exploit than simplicity. Insurance companies will continue to clamor for complexity because their grift depends upon it. #unitedhealthcare #greed #grift #fraud

British people trying to guess outrageous American #healthcare costs.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYqe9rKC/

via PublicCitizen

An abomination of corp greed.
#UnitedHealthcare #Medicare #LuigiMangione
#insurance #eattherich #taxtherich #inequity #greed

“A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies — by Michael Moore”

in DeMOCKracy.Ink by Mark Taylor on Substack

“Here is Michael Moore at his best slamming back at the wealthy corporate leeches ... plus you can watch his excellent film "Sicko" for free. His comments on Luigi Mangione's manifesto is excellent.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmoore/p/a-manifesto-against-for-profit-health?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

#Press #US #Moore #Mangione #UnitedHealthCare #MassMurder #Manifesto #Sicko #ForProfit #HealthCare #Corruption #Greed #Deny #Defend #Depose

#RSN: The Deadly Fight for #EnvironmentalJustice in #Honduras

The assassination of #Honduran #WaterDefender #JuanLópez offers a chilling reminder of the threats local leaders face in the most dangerous region in the world for #EnvironmentalActivists.

by Giada Ferrucci / NACLA
22 October 24

"On September 14, 2023, Juan Antonio López, a prominent environmental defender, anti-corruption activist, and community and faith leader in Tocoa, Honduras, was murdered. He was in his car after attending a religious event at a local Catholic church when an unidentified hitman shot him multiple times. Due to previous death threats and harassment linked to his defense of the Guapinol River, López had received precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the same measures that failed to protect fellow environmental defender Berta Cáceres from being killed in 2016.

"López’s assassination has sent shockwaves through the region, a chilling reminder of the violence and impunity that threaten environmental activists across Latin America and globally. His murder also reflects a disturbing pattern of attacks on those who dare to challenge economic and political powers in Honduras, a country that consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous in the world for environmental activists. These risks are especially pronounced in highly militarized areas like the Aguán Valley, where López lived, a resource-rich epicenter of land grabs and conflicts along the north coast. Dozens of Aguán environmental defenders have been systematically targeted, threatened, and murdered for more than a decade.

In 2023, 18 environmental defenders were killed in Honduras, the highest number per capita of any country in the world, according to Global Witness. Among the victims were three fellow Guapinol defenders: Aly Magdaleno Domínguez Ramos, Jairo Bonilla Ayala, and Oquelí Domínguez Ramos. In López’s case, authorities have arrested the alleged hitman and an accomplice.

"The Honduran state’s failure to protect López despite IACHR protective measures speaks to the broader issue of impunity and lack of political will to safeguard those who defend natural resources and human rights in the face of powerful economic interests. His murder also highlights systemic corruption, recently laid bare by scandals involving drug traffickers and high-profile political figures. In short, López’s assassination is part of a wider global crisis of relentless violence and persecution targeting activists who stand up to mining, logging, and other extractive industries."

Read more / support:
https://www.rsn.org/001/the-deadly-fight-for-environmental-justice-in-honduras.html

#ReaderSupportedNews #IACHR #ExtractiveIndustries #Mining #Logging #LandDefenders #WaterIsLife #GuapinolRiver #BertaCáceres #HumanRights #AlyMagdaleno #DomínguezRamos #JairoBonillaAyala #OquelíDomínguezRamo #Capitalism #Greed #Corruption #CorporateColonialism

This is uranium. It will give me the power I crave.

#auspol #lnp #energy #politics

Forgot to add money
#greed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otls5T_Idbw

#TheRationalNational

Reactions to #UnitedHealthcare CEO Hit: Overwhelming in One Direction

#healthcare #capitalism #NYC #NewYorkCity #UHC #greed

This is a terrific piece tht traces how the #Reagan admin created policy tht increased #food prices, reduced #grocery store competition, killed 1000s of grocery store #jobs.

This Reagan #deregulation allowed corps to engage in unfair price fixing tht disadvantaged smaller grocers leading to reemergence of #FoodDeserts in the 80s to now.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/

#poverty #racism #greed #antitrust #food #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter

Privatised Utilities

Overseas investors bought into the principle of tied profits, little risk, massive dividends (either directly or by siphoning off money through loans from overseas vultures, whoops investors) and no down side.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/17/thames-water-supply-knife-edge-23bn-repairs-needed

Thatcher must be proud. Now the great extrication.

#UkPolitics #Water #Privatisation #Utilities #Theft #Greed #Corruption

We really are stuffed aren't we….

I might have once considered the description of human beings as parasitic to this world as hyperbolic but....

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/shell-wins-appeal-against-court-ruling-ordering-cut-in-carbon-emissions

#ClimateChange #Environment #Greed #HumanBlindness